Reprint-The Effect of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on the Survival of Random Skin Flap on Sterptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Research Article | DOI: https://doi.org/10.31579/2692-9406/007

Reprint-The Effect of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on the Survival of Random Skin Flap on Sterptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

  • Khadijah Rezazadeh 1
  • Farzaneh Chehelcheraghi 2*
  • Khatereh Anbari 3
  • 1 Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
  • 2* Dept. of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
  • 3 Dept. of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.

*Corresponding Author: Farzaneh Chehelcheraghi, Dept. of Anatomical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.

Citation: K Rezazadeh, F Chehelcheraghi, K Anbari. (2020) The Effect of Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on the Survival of Random Skin Flap on Sterptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats.Biomedical Research and Clinical Reviews. 1(4); DOI: 10.31579/2692-9406/007

Copyright: © 2020 Farzaneh Chehelcheraghi, This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Received: 11 June 2020 | Accepted: 24 August 2020 | Published: 27 October 2020

Keywords: diabetes mellitus; random skin flap; bone marrow; stem cells; streptozotocin; survival

Abstract

Background and Objective: Wound dressing and healing in diabetic patients is encountered with many problems. This study aimed to investigate the effect of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) on the survival of random skin flap (RSF) on Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats (STZ) using an optical microscope.
Materials & Methods: In this study, 60 male Albino Wistar rats were used (average weight 250-300 gr). The rats were divided into six groups: 1) Health-Non (HN), 2) Health-Cells (HC), 3) Health-Sham (HS), 4) Diabetic-Non (DN) that were became diabetic by injecting STZ 70 mg/kg intraperitoneally), 5) Diabetic-Sham (DS), and 6) Diabetic-Cell (DC). In all groups, the day of surgery was considered as the zero day, on the back area of animal, the flap was created with a size of 8 × 3 cm and the BM-MSCs were performed. The sampling was performed on day 7 after surgery from the region where Transitional Zone (TZ) necrosis was initiated.
Results: BM-MSCs increased the number of blood vessels (P=0.009) and the histology parameters (wound demarcation P=0.0001, granulation tissue P=0.0001) significantly compared to the control group. But this increase was not significant in the area of the survival region.
Conclusion: It was concluded that after treatment with BM-MSCs, the wound healing process in both non-diabetic and diabetic groups was increased in accordance with histological characteristics.

Introduction

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that causes delayed ulcer and infection against the disease. Cutaneous wound healing is a dynamic process aiming to repair the skin integrity. Cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation are the results of changes in gene expression and phenotype, inflammatory cells, endothelial cells, fibroblasts and keratinocytes in damaged skins. Cytokines and growth factors are significantly involved in creating and controlling the stages of wound healing. These signaling peptides are produced by various cells resulting in consistent efforts for restoring the function of skin [1]. Skin flaps are mostly used in all areas of plastic surgery, especially in restorations necrosis and ischemia. After removing the skin lesions and tumors, flaps are often the only suitable option for surgical repairs. Flaps have been used for centuries, and during this period, surgical and systemic techniques have been developed to increase the survival area of skin flap [2]. Skin flap surgery under diabetes conditions is associated with several and difficult pathophysiology problems. Currently, there is not anyaccepted strategies for the treatment of flap necrosis. Diabetes exacerbates flap necrosis and generally causes the increase in the oxidative stress of the tissue. New potential treatments for improving the survival of the flap and for suppressing the necrosis and oxidative stress have been investigated [2, 3]. In diabetic patients, protein synthesis decreases, while catabolism increases, and as the growth of tissues changes, their reconstruction and restoration would change. Necrosis is the most common complication after restoration of the flap. Sufficient blood flow [4, 5] is the most important aspect that determines the survival of the skin flap. But incomplete or complete skin flap necrosis is one of the common problems with this type of surgery. Indeed, necrosis is caused by postoperative ischemic injuries [5]. Management of necrosis treatment is usually time consuming and it needs using multiple wound dressing or multiple surgeries [6, 7]. Considering the high and increasing prevalence of diabetes in the world and the fact that involvement of patients with the wounds is becoming chronic, the importance regarding the investigation on this issue becomes highlighted. However, many efforts have been made to overcome the necrosis of various types of ulcers by modern and safe treatment methods, but no fixed clinical treatment has been identified yet [8-10]. Angiogenesis, as a delay mechanism in the wound healing process, causes recovery along with an increase in the number of blood vessels, which itself increases the perfusion in the flap [11]. There are several strategies for reducing the healing process of wounds, including the presence of stem cells and growth factors that improve the healing process, significant growth factors in terms of the regeneration process include: the Transforming Growth Factor (TGF), Vessels Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF), basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (b FGF), and Endothelial Growth Factor (EGF) [12]. Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells (BM-MSCs) improve the regeneration process of skin wounds specifically, due to its excellent ductility and the ability to secrete growth factors, they are used as a good source of cell therapy in most clinical models [13]. The BM-MSC transplant improves the regeneration process of diabetic ulcers in rats [14]. The use of stem cells is among the new treatments for improving the survival of the flap caused through angiogenesis and necrosis suppression. Numerous empirical and clinical studies have shown that, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells have a very high potential among cellular sources, and their trans- plantation in wound results in angiogenesis, and improvement of the wound healing process. The effect of mesenchymal stem cells on improving the regen- eration process of chronic and diabetic wounds is accomplished through several mechanisms; these mechanisms include reducing the inflammation of the tissue, inducing angiogenesis in the wound and reducing scar formation after wound healing process [7, 12, 13].

Despite a large number of clinical studies conducted on comparing different methods of regeneration in diabetes mellitus, experiments and studies on the therapeutic effects of BM-MSCs on necrosis are limited. In this study, our aim was to investigate the effect of stem cells on the survival of flap in an experimental model of random skin flap in non-diabetic (control group) and STZ diabetic rats by measuring the area of the survival region and histopathologic evaluation.

Materials and Methods

MSC Isolation, Expansion, and Labeling

In order to extract MSC, left thighbone of rats (250- 250 g) was selected randomly a mixture of ketamine (50 mg/kg) and xylazine (5 mg/kg) was applied to anesthetize the rats intraperitoneally. Following the disinfection of the site, surgical instruments were applied for collecting the bone marrow contents from the bone marrow cavity using a 5-cc syringe and an 18G needle. After centrifuging the bone marrow-derived cells in growth medium (DMEM), it was suspended and then was separated using Ficoll-Paque Density gradient [15]. Flow cytometry provided by the Iranian Biological Resource Center was used to confirm the surface markers of cell expression such as CD90, CD45, CD105, and CD34 in the third sub-culture. Red fluorescence CM-Dil was applied to label the cells. For preparing the cell labeling solution, CM-Dil was diluted with ethanol 95%, at a concentration of 20 g/mL, and cells were selected with the density of 1×106 in 1 mL DMEM. Then, 5 µL of the cell labeling solution was added to each 1 mL of cell suspension and was mixed with gentle pipetting; next, incubation was done for 20-1 minutes at 37°C, and then the falcon in which the cells were suspended was placed along with CM-Dil for centrifuging at a speed 1500 rpm for 5 minutes, preferably at 37°C. Ultimately, after discarding the supernatant, the cells were suspended gently in a warm environment (37°C) once more in the DMEM [16]. Trypan Blue staining was applied for distinguishing live and non-living cells for determining the percentage of live cells. Briefly, normal saline was used to dilute cell samples. Trypan Blue was mixed with cell suspension, and after suitable pipetting, 10 μL of solution was loaded on a hemocytometer slide. Following the incubation at room temperature, counting the cells was done under a microscope in all four hemocytometer squares and the number of cells per square (106 g/mL) was specified [8].

Animal Study

Sixty adult male Albino Wistar rats were used, weighting -250-300 g in this study. Animals were divided randomly into two groups: diabetic (D) and healthy (H), and each group was divided into three subgroups: Health-Non group (Control) (HN): Without saline and cell injection, Health-Saline (Sham) group (HS): 0.5 mL Saline, Health-BMMSCs group (HC): with cell injection, the Diabetic-Non group (Control) (DN): without BMMSCs and saline injections, the Diabetic-Saline group (Sham) (DS): receiving 0.5 mL of saline, Diabetic-BMMSCs group (DB): with injection of BMMSCs. Rats of diabetic group received Sterpt- ozotocin solution 70 mg/kg (Sigma-Aldrich, St Louis, MO, USA) diluted in sodium citrate buffer 50mM (pH=4.5) intraperitoneally and with a dose of 70mg/kg, for diabetes type 1 induction. Then Blood glucose samples from the animal's veins were measured by a glucometer on day 3 after STZ injection. Also, for one month, the rats were kept under the diabetes type 1 model and their blood glucose was measured twice again by a glucometer, so the blood glucose of diabetic rats was measured three times. Those rats were considered as diabetes type 1 models and were studied after 8-hour fasting which their blood glucose level was about 250 - 300-mg/dl with Polydipsia and Polyuria clinical symptoms [17, 18]. After 4 weeks, all animals had general anesthesia with Ketamine (100mg/kg, IP; Sigma-Aldrich, St. I. Louis, Mo) and Xylazine (10mg/kg, IP; Sigma-Aldrich, St. I. Louis, Mo). The area on the back of animals was shaved and the rectangle shaped flap was created in a size of 30x80 mm. In this flap model, the entire thickness of the skin and skin muscle (Panniculus carnosus) was removed. BMMSCs that were stained with CM-DiI (Invitrogen™ C7000) red fluorescence color were homogeneous in experimental groups containing 7×107 in 0.5 mL DMEM and trans- planted in 12 equal positions on the left and right bed of the flap from the distal to the proximal (flap base). The control group received saline at the same volume of BMMSCs and CEE. Then, the raised section of the flap was restored and was stitched using nylon yarn 0.4%. The day of the surgery was considered as zero day [19].

Survival Area Analysis

All animals were studied and compared considering flap tolerance and treatments, and cases such as acute inflammation, abscess formation, serum aggregation or necrosis were investigated usually within 7 days after skin flap surgery. Survival areas that could be separated from the necrosis area were those without any change in color and stiffness. Then digital images were taken by the Sony Jap camera (SONY) from each flap, and the survival area of flap was analyzed by Image J (NH. USA) and also the images were evaluated by the Adobe Photoshop es5 in terms of survival area, and the percentage of the flap survival area was investigated and compared by Adobe system In Scan [20].

Preparation and Processing of Tissue

On the 7th day after the operation, the texture of flap was evaluated using microscopic study. First, the cotton was imbued with Chloroform solution and was placed in a closed glass container and the animal was placed in it. After a few minutes, the animal was anesthetized deeply and they looked dead, so its hands and feet were attached to the surgical bed by a special yarn, in a position that the animal was laid on its abdomen. In this way, the flap was completely exposed. Then, sample was procured from the Transitional Zone (TZ), as the initiation region of necrosis, and was kept in fixative solution (formalin 10%) at normal room temperature. And after one week, 1mm of tissue pieces were placed in paraffin blocks, and slides were provided with a thickness of 5μm from these blocks and were stained with Hematoxylin-Eosin (H&E). All histological studies were calculated using Histomorphometry methods. In this method, histological observations were performed on the linear focusing of 1033.3 mm2 in a transverse line from the flap area, with a magnification of ×100 [21].

Microscopic Fluorescence

On day 7 after surgery, H&E stained slides were assessed by fluorescent microscope with red filter regarding the presence of CM-DiI positive cells in the epidermis, muscle, and dermis of flap tissue [22].

Volume Density of the Vessels

The number of blood vessel densities is calculated based on stereological methods, which reports 3D- related information in terms of three-dimensional values. The framework of a field is arranged by a unique counting frame in the dermal area.

Volume Density of the vessels from Vv (vessel/dermis) was counted as P (Vessel) / P (dermis), where the number of P (Vessel) was placed between the points of the pattern [17, 23].

Wound Demarcation and Granulation Tissue Analysis

The tissue Granulation grading was scored as: Granulation tissue=1, Granulation tissue partially unhealthy=2, Granulation tissue healthy but not fully even with epidermis=3 and Granulation tissue healthy, which evens up wound depth=4. For the purpose of expressing the Wound demarcation grading, the scoring obtained by Wound tissue area was marked distinctly from healthy tissue=1, Wound tissue healthy but immature and easily distinguished=2 and Wound tissue well integrated into normal tissue=3 [24, 25].

Statistical Analysis

Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 19 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Ill. USA). Mann-Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis nonparametric tests were used to determine the probability of significant differences for independent samples, because data were not distributed normally on statistical valuation. A P-value<0.05 was considered to be statistically significant and the results are expressed as Mean±SD.

Results

All animals that had STZ injections showed high and steady hyperglycemia during the study. Five days after STZ injection, the mean glucose level in the treatment groups was equal to 468.3±62.3 and was equal to 425.4±51.2 in the control groups, and one day before the surgery, mean Serum glucose was equal to 714.3±16.2 in the treatment groups and was equal to 731±27.1 in the control group. Statistically there was no significant difference between the two stages of blood sampling between the treatment and the control groups.

MSC Specification by Flow Cytometry

Using flow cytometry, the surface markers of low expression of CD45 and CD34, and high expression of CD90 and CD105was obtained, along with isotopic control, the cells were confirmed to be mesenchymal and stem cell (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell Immunophenotypes: In vitro expanded mesenchymal stem cells were put to analysis by flow cytometry regarding CD45, CD34, CD90, and CD105 biomarkers expression. A and B graphs display negative isotope controls for the mentioned biomarkers, in the respective order. C, D, E, F graphs display stem cell sample for each biomarker. Cells within the D and F region of the histogram were high expression of CD90 and CD105.Cells within the D and F region of the histogram were the low expression of CD34 and CD45.

Survival Area Rate

Based on the results of One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), the mean area of the wounds on 0 day of surgery was equal to 91.51±26.63 that no statistically significant difference was observed in the studied groups. But, according to the results of the t-test, the difference was statistically significant (P=0.012) in terms of the percentage of healthy levels on the 7th day after surgery, between the diabetic cell recipient group (77.4±11.7%) and the healthy cell recipients (59.71±74%). And comparing diabetic rats receiving cell with the control groups, the difference was significant (60.3±19.5%, P=0.08). But, comparing this group with Sham, the difference was not significant (P=0.207, 67±16.2 %), as well as in healthy rats receiving cell compared to control groups (P=0.872, 60.7±14.6%) and with Sham (0.698, 57.9±9.35%) (Figure2).

Figure 2. Graph for showing areas of flap size on day zero and flap survival areas on seventh day. Treatment with BMMSCs increased the level of survival in day 7 in diabetic group (P<0.01=**, P<0.05)

Fluorescent Microscope

On the 7th day after surgery, CM-DiI-labeled BM- MSCs were detected by fluorescent microscope in the flap tissue in epidermis, dermis and in muscle layer (Figure 3).

Figure 3. Detection of transplanted DiI-labeled BMMSCs. DiI-positive cells (red color) arranged near the vessels. (Magnification by ×400).

Histomorphometry Parameters

Based on the results obtained by Kruskal–Wallis test, we found that the number of blood vessels in the Diabetic+Non (control), Diabetic+BMMSCs, Diabetic+Saline groups (P=0.0001) was significantly higher than the control group, and in the Health+Non (Control), Health +BMMSCs, Health+Saline groups (P=0.849) was not significantly higher than the control group. Also considering the number of vessels, in two-by-two comparison there was difference (P=0.0001) (Figure 4B) between the diabetic rats receiving the cell and the healthy rats receiving the cell. Based on the results of Kruskal–Wallis test, the difference in mean values was statistically significant: tissue granulation (P<0.0001) and demarcation of wound was also significant (P<0.0001), in Diabetic+None (control), Diabetic+BMMSCs, Diabetic+Saline and in Health+Non (Control), Health +BMMSCs, Health+ Saline, as well. Also, two-by-two comparison of histologic changes was performed between Health+ BMMSCs and Diabetic+BMMSCs. Based on the results of the mentioned table, the difference in tissue granulation (P=0.004) and wound demarcation (P=0.022) were statistically significant between the two mentioned groups based on the results of Mann-Whitney test (Table1, Figures 5 and 6).

Table 1. Intergroup comparison of biopsy samples for Granulation tissue and Wound demarcation.
Figure 4a: shows the vascular distribution on the cross-section of flap tissues in the 6 groups. H&E staining, original magnification by ×40, scale bar=2µm.
Figure 4B, the number of blood vessels increased in BMMSCs receiving groups. B, Statistical analysis was significant in the diabetic and natural group (*P≤0.05, **P<0.0001# P>0.05).
Figure 5. A, light microscopic images of dorsal skin flap: (HN) Intact control group, (HS) Sham operated group, (HC) BMMSCs group, (DN) Diabetic control group, (DS) Diabetic Sham operated group, (DC) Diabetic BMMSCs group. H&E staining, original magnification by ×10, scale bar=2µm. B, diagram of the granulation tissue and wound demarcation scores. All values are expressed as means±standard deviations (SDs). N=10 per group. *P≤0.05

Discussion

In the present study, inducing diabetes type 1 in the animals was performed through Sterptozotocin-induced, on day 0 by creating an RSF model, along with adding cell (BMG-MSCs), we evaluated survival and histopathologic of the skin flap on the seventh day after surgery. The results emphasized the increase in the survival rate of flap in diabetic rats, more than non- diabetic rats.

Chronic wounds are common illnesses and they heal hard. The greatest treatments accessible can only succeed by 50% in terms of wound closure which is often transitory. Implantation of BM-MSCs improved wound healing however, the strategies included have not been approved wholly [26]. The present study showed that BM-MSCs have the wound healing ability in diabetic rats. We have demonstrated the presence of BM-MSCs in both regions of dermis, epidermis and flap tissue vessels by fluorescent electronic microscope. Healing of wounds is contained migration of keratinocytes, fibroblasts and endothelial cells to the wound bed organized with proper ECM molecule deposition and proliferation of these cells [27]. Histopathologic study and scores showed a significant difference in the recovery process score in the cell-receiving groups compared to other groups. A study found that Implantation of BM-MSCs was found to improve wound healing in normal and diabetic mice accompanying with improved angiogenesis. Though, BM-MSCs which were close to the vasculature were found but not in the vascular walls, signifying a paracrine effect of BM-MSCs in angiogenesis and wound healing [26]. Also, in our study, flaps were detected in Diabetic+ BM-MSCs groups with significantly increased in terms of micro vascular density.

Appropriate circulation for correcting tissue ischemia is one of the essential situations for wound healing. Neoangiogenesis causes raised oxygen levels and progressed collagen synthesis and cell proliferation [5]. In the present study, we determined, there was a significant increase in the number of vascular segments in the diabetic+BM-MSCs, Health+BM-MSCs groups. New Research found that histopathological results, regarding the special effects of sericin on wound healing investigated by using a dorsal skin flap model, the sign of the Sericin group was similar to the intact control group in terms of collagen distribution, scar formation, but collagen discoloration was changed [25]. In our study, BM-MSCs reduced demarcation of wounds significantly in diabetic and non-diabetic groups compared to control groups, reducing wound demarcation itself increased re- epithelialization with prominent effects on inflammatory secretions and fibroblastic activity.

Studies on diabetic wounds in human and animal models have shown that, there are very vast changes in the molecular level that cause delay in the wound healing process [24]. In wounds of diabetic patients, the decrease in the formation of granulation tissue, and the decrease in the blood flow and also the increase in the blood viscosity occur that ultimately lead to defect in the angiogenesis, which is one of the most important difficulties regarding the challenge of wound healing process. Therefore, cell therapy by the help of stem cells to produce growth factors and angiogenesis stimulation is a novel treatment method and choice of many scholars [18]. The increase in the granulation tissue is accompanied by the increase in the vascular sprouts and the spread of Microvesseles. BM- MSCs are multivalent stem cells that can differentiate into several cell types, including fibroblasts, bone, muscle and cartilage. These cells are capable of producing a variety of cytokines and growth factors [28]. Sustenance of the newly formed granulation tissue and the survival of keratinocytes necessitate the formation of new blood vessels. Previously, we found that angiogenesis was improved in wounds receiving implantation of BM-MSCs improved [8]. Another study reported that BM-MSC conditioned medium had potent chemo-attractive agent and also mitogenic effects on endothelial cells (26). Due to their high capability to differentiate into other tissues of the BM-MSCs, they are used in skin regeneration treatment, myocardial infarction, and bone defects, etc. After transplantation, BM-MSCs migrate to the wound site and help the recovery of the wound [28, 29].

Plastic surgery of all types of flap is one of the most commonly used wound healing remedies. This type of surgery has also many challenges due to post surgery necrosis. Necrosis is the result of a failure occurred in one of the stages of wound healing process. The mechanisms that are exposed to damages during the wound healing process and cause the failure of the healing process include: incomplete migration of the inflammatory cells into the wound site, reduction in the production of growth factors and tissue regeneration [6]. Diabetic people with diabetic foot syndrome are encountered with many challenges in repairing these types of wounds through plastic surgery, which are caused by vascular neuropathy and therefore causes problem in the repair process [30]. A recent study has investigated the regeneration of wounds by the help of BM-MSCs, restoring the normal skin function and eliminating the redundant skin using adult stem cells, and have achieved favorable results [27]. Flap transition is simple technically, and flap color and texture can be accorded to those of the recipient place. However, distal flap necrosis remains as a major problem. In a study, it was revealed that (Oxytocin) OT injection rises the plasma levels of IGF-1 and NGF significantly and develops Musculocutaneous flap survival [31].

I another study that was conducted to evaluate the effect of bone marrow mononuclear cells on improving survival of skin flap, it was shown that transfer of bone marrow derived mononuclear cells could promote new angiogenesis and improve survival of skin flap, and was also emphasized on the use of bone marrow derived mononuclear cells compared to extracted stem cells from fat cells, which is more effective in skin flap survival [22]. This study was consistent with the results of our study, obviously only in the flap survival region, and increase in the recipient group, which was only observed but was not significant. In our previous study, conducted in 2015, the beneficial effects of topical use of CEE and BM-MSCs on skin flap survival have been shown, suggesting that the chicken embryo alone or along with the BM-MSCs improves and survives skin flap [8]. Injection of different types of stem cells with the secretion of Paracrine factors in angiogenesis increases the survival of the skin flap. In a recent study, it was shown that by injection of a human umbilical cord stem cell to diabetic rats three days before the onset of creating a flap and causing a McFarlane model random skin flap, they were able to change the blood flow pattern and to change the area of necrosis, and the survival level of the skin flap was increased ultimately [32]. Also, in another study using bone marrow derived stem cells (BM- MSCs) along with stromal derived-factor-1 α (SDF-1α) in wounds of diabetic rats, the wound healing process was improved according to cell-based therapy (CBT), and the molecular effects that accelerated wound healing process were more emphasized [33]. In our study, likewise, by the help of BM-MSCs, the number of vascular sections increased. This increase led to an improvement in the survival level of the flap.Tissue granulation, which is one of the main components of the regeneration process, in the cell receptor groups, had a statistically significant increase. Also, Paracrine effects of BM-MSCs have been emphasized in accelerating the wound healing process, indicating these factors which released from these cells invoke macrophages in the wound and thereby accelerate the wound healing.Studies of BMMSCs suggest that these cells secrete insulin-like growth factor1 (IGF), which is a key factor in the regenerative process, and the IGF- 1 gene which is expressed at a very high level in mRNA, BM-MSCs [26]. In our research, in groups receiving BM- MSCs, the wound demarcation and the area of the necrosis tissue were less clear rather than the control groups which these factors were decreased.

Conclusion
The results of the present study indicated that BM- MSCs accelerate the wound healing process in non- diabetic and diabetic rats, which was evaluated histologically, by considering the number of vascular sections and survival level. The results of this study may lead to the presentation of therapeutic approaches in skin flap models concerning diabetes ultimately, and they can be effective in clinical trials. Future research may be able to reduce the psychological effects of skin trauma, duration of hospitalization, and health-care costs.
Acknowledgments
We thank the Deputy of Research and Technology of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences for financing the project.
Conflict of Interest
Authors declared no conflict of interests.

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Dear Erica Kelsey, Editorial Coordinator of Cancer Research and Cellular Therapeutics Our team is very satisfied with the processing of our paper by your journal. That was fast, efficient, rigorous, but without unnecessary complications. We appreciated the very short time between the submission of the paper and its publication on line on your site.

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Bruno Chauffert

I am very glad to say that the peer review process is very successful and fast and support from the Editorial Office. Therefore, I would like to continue our scientific relationship for a long time. And I especially thank you for your kindly attention towards my article. Have a good day!

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Baheci Selen

"We recently published an article entitled “Influence of beta-Cyclodextrins upon the Degradation of Carbofuran Derivatives under Alkaline Conditions" in the Journal of “Pesticides and Biofertilizers” to show that the cyclodextrins protect the carbamates increasing their half-life time in the presence of basic conditions This will be very helpful to understand carbofuran behaviour in the analytical, agro-environmental and food areas. We greatly appreciated the interaction with the editor and the editorial team; we were particularly well accompanied during the course of the revision process, since all various steps towards publication were short and without delay".

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Jesus Simal-Gandara

I would like to express my gratitude towards you process of article review and submission. I found this to be very fair and expedient. Your follow up has been excellent. I have many publications in national and international journal and your process has been one of the best so far. Keep up the great work.

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Douglas Miyazaki

We are grateful for this opportunity to provide a glowing recommendation to the Journal of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. We found that the editorial team were very supportive, helpful, kept us abreast of timelines and over all very professional in nature. The peer review process was rigorous, efficient and constructive that really enhanced our article submission. The experience with this journal remains one of our best ever and we look forward to providing future submissions in the near future.

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Dr Griffith

I am very pleased to serve as EBM of the journal, I hope many years of my experience in stem cells can help the journal from one way or another. As we know, stem cells hold great potential for regenerative medicine, which are mostly used to promote the repair response of diseased, dysfunctional or injured tissue using stem cells or their derivatives. I think Stem Cell Research and Therapeutics International is a great platform to publish and share the understanding towards the biology and translational or clinical application of stem cells.

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Dr Tong Ming Liu

I would like to give my testimony in the support I have got by the peer review process and to support the editorial office where they were of asset to support young author like me to be encouraged to publish their work in your respected journal and globalize and share knowledge across the globe. I really give my great gratitude to your journal and the peer review including the editorial office.

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Husain Taha Radhi

I am delighted to publish our manuscript entitled "A Perspective on Cocaine Induced Stroke - Its Mechanisms and Management" in the Journal of Neuroscience and Neurological Surgery. The peer review process, support from the editorial office, and quality of the journal are excellent. The manuscripts published are of high quality and of excellent scientific value. I recommend this journal very much to colleagues.

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S Munshi

Dr.Tania Muñoz, My experience as researcher and author of a review article in The Journal Clinical Cardiology and Interventions has been very enriching and stimulating. The editorial team is excellent, performs its work with absolute responsibility and delivery. They are proactive, dynamic and receptive to all proposals. Supporting at all times the vast universe of authors who choose them as an option for publication. The team of review specialists, members of the editorial board, are brilliant professionals, with remarkable performance in medical research and scientific methodology. Together they form a frontline team that consolidates the JCCI as a magnificent option for the publication and review of high-level medical articles and broad collective interest. I am honored to be able to share my review article and open to receive all your comments.

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Tania Munoz

“The peer review process of JPMHC is quick and effective. Authors are benefited by good and professional reviewers with huge experience in the field of psychology and mental health. The support from the editorial office is very professional. People to contact to are friendly and happy to help and assist any query authors might have. Quality of the Journal is scientific and publishes ground-breaking research on mental health that is useful for other professionals in the field”.

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George Varvatsoulias

Dear editorial department: On behalf of our team, I hereby certify the reliability and superiority of the International Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Reviews in the peer review process, editorial support, and journal quality. Firstly, the peer review process of the International Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Reviews is rigorous, fair, transparent, fast, and of high quality. The editorial department invites experts from relevant fields as anonymous reviewers to review all submitted manuscripts. These experts have rich academic backgrounds and experience, and can accurately evaluate the academic quality, originality, and suitability of manuscripts. The editorial department is committed to ensuring the rigor of the peer review process, while also making every effort to ensure a fast review cycle to meet the needs of authors and the academic community. Secondly, the editorial team of the International Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Reviews is composed of a group of senior scholars and professionals with rich experience and professional knowledge in related fields. The editorial department is committed to assisting authors in improving their manuscripts, ensuring their academic accuracy, clarity, and completeness. Editors actively collaborate with authors, providing useful suggestions and feedback to promote the improvement and development of the manuscript. We believe that the support of the editorial department is one of the key factors in ensuring the quality of the journal. Finally, the International Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Reviews is renowned for its high- quality articles and strict academic standards. The editorial department is committed to publishing innovative and academically valuable research results to promote the development and progress of related fields. The International Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Reviews is reasonably priced and ensures excellent service and quality ratio, allowing authors to obtain high-level academic publishing opportunities in an affordable manner. I hereby solemnly declare that the International Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Reviews has a high level of credibility and superiority in terms of peer review process, editorial support, reasonable fees, and journal quality. Sincerely, Rui Tao.

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Rui Tao

Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions I testity the covering of the peer review process, support from the editorial office, and quality of the journal.

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Khurram Arshad